Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Spring 2016 - CMPT 295 D100

Introduction to Computer Systems (3)

Class Number: 8251

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 5 – Apr 11, 2016: Mon, Wed, Fri, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 22, 2016
    Fri, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    MACM 101- Discrete Mathematics I and CMPT 125- Introduction to Computing Science and Programming II and CMPT 127- Computing Laboratory or CMPT 135- Introduction to Computer Programming II

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The curriculum introduces students to topics in computer architecture that are considered fundamental to an understanding of the digital systems underpinnings of computer systems. Students with credits for CMPT 150 or 250 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

This introduction to computer systems provides students with some of the basic principles and concepts that underpin the design of computer hardware and systems software. It provides a basis for topics such as computer architecture, operating systems, data communications, and database design. An understanding of how instructions are executed and how data types are interpreted by computer hardware can also help students improve the performance and the reliability of the programs they write.

Topics

  • Representation of symbolic and numeric data
  • Representation of instructions (instruction set architecture)
  • Machine language programs
  • Basic digital systems
  • CPU organization
  • Memory organization
  • Threads and synchronization (time permitting)

Grading

NOTES:

Assignments plus labs 30%, midterms 20%, final examination 50%. (To be confirmed during the first week of lectures)

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Computer SystemsMasteringEngineering with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective, 3/E, Randal E. Bryant, David R. O'Halloran, Pearson, 2016
Can be ordered directly online from Pearson or from the Bookstore
ISBN: 9780134071923

Registrar Notes:

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